P.C. Murphy, Manufacturer of Trunks and Traveling Bags [cover title]
by [Trade Catalogs]. [Travel]
- Used
- Condition
- About very good.
- Seller
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
St. Louis, 1892. About very good.. 74pp. Oblong octavo. Original illustrated wrappers, stapled. Light wear and chipping to spine, rear cover with closed tear, minor soiling. Minor scattered foxing and offsetting. Handsome illustrated trade catalogue for the firm of P.C. Murphy, manufacturers of fine trunks and traveling bags. The work is filled with a wide variety of trunks and suitcases, illustrating each with prices listed for available sizes. Choose from barrel top or flat top, canvas or leather or imitation, etc. Forematter indicates this to be the company's twenty-first annual catalogue, and terms for purchase are listed inside the front cover. An ephemeral piece, we find single copies of three other years in OCLC, but none of the present edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McBride Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1393
- Title
- P.C. Murphy, Manufacturer of Trunks and Traveling Bags [cover title]
- Author
- [Trade Catalogs]. [Travel]
- Book Condition
- Used - About very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1892
Terms of Sale
McBride Rare Books
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About the Seller
McBride Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Dobbs Ferry, New York
About McBride Rare Books
We specialize in American history, focusing on unique and eclectic materials such as archives, broadsides, vernacular photography, and interesting or unusual imprints. Particular fields of interest include Western Americana and Latin America.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...